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Strong supplies of white dragon fruit from Ecuador available

Demand for dragon fruit has shown consistent growth in recent years. To encourage repeat purchases, dragon fruit specialist Freshway Produce only works with growers who are…

CPMA disappointed about trade show overlap with Fruit Logistica Berlin

After a 2-year hiatus due to Covid, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is very much looking forward to holding an in-person event in Montreal from April 5-7,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Peruvian blueberries arriving through Philadelphia and NYC expected to decrease as season is past peak

Currently, US shippers and buyers look to make preparations to ensure that they have transportation and product for the Christmas season. Movement through the ports has…

Covid border closures cause much uncertainty in South African air freight industry

Since the weekend the impact of border closures to Southern African passengers has already had an impact on the fresh cargo sector as outbound planes were full with foreigners…

PEI potato farmers will face dire consequences of U.S. border closure decision

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board, on behalf of its more than 175 members, urges all Canadians to work together to protect potato farmers in the wake of…

US West Coast dockworkers reject contract extension

The union representing some 15,000 dockworkers at the US's largest ports declined an offer by employers to extend existing labor contracts for a year. The…

'Winter citrus season is thriving'

SiCar Farms, lemon importers to the United States - reports their winter citrus season is thriving and supply is expected to be steady throughout the season. Luis Gudino, SiCar…

Bananas to become pricier

Bananas production and transport prices have risen sharply. And it looks like this will continue for the time being. Why have these costs increased, and what does this mean…

By the end of November, 73 Peruvian companies have exported 36% more blueberries than last season

In 2016, Peru cultivated nearly 13 blueberry varieties, now it is cultivating 60 varieties

Proarandanos released information on Peru's 2021-2022 blueberry campaign, which is nearing its end. Luis Miguel Vegas, the general manager of Proarandanos,…

Red-fleshed apples:

The science behind an uncommon apple breed

Deep in Oregon's Hood River Valley, a few select farms grow a rare cultivar of apples that look no different than most conventional varieties on the outside.…

Special Greenhouse

Pinduoduo steps up R&D spending with eye on agriculture sustainability

Pinduoduo is stepping up its research and development (R&D) spending as it invests in science and technology to make farming more environmentally sustainable. R&D spending rose 34% in…

Global focus citrus

What's going on with Italian clementines?

As is well known, the clementine harvest in Italy is down about 50% this year. Usually in seasons of high production, the citrus remains moderately small, but when the harvest…

Retail

Dreamstime

Walmart has hit some hurdles in attempting to grow its instant delivery service

Impossible Foods: $500mln in new funding amid record growth

US: With staggering growth behind it, Target's Shipt delivery business faces a now-what momentAfter a year of intense growth, Target Corp.'s grocery-delivery business, Shipt,…

Unitedpotatocanada.com

US potato production estimate 2021

USDA reports 2021 American potato crop at 413.16 million cwt

The United States Department of Agriculture is reporting the 2021 American potato crop at 413.16 million cwt, down 1.6 per cent from the 2020 crop. At 413.16 million cwt, this marks the…

Mexico's blueberry production grows for the fifth consecutive year

In 2020 Mexico produced 50,293 tons of blueberries. This was the fifth consecutive year in which the country's blueberry production grew. According to…

The lack of containers and raw materials increases the prices of one of the country's most important production chains

Ecuadorian bananas have been affected by the global logistics crisis

The global logistics crisis has bogged down the banana production chain in Ecuador. The lack of containers due to international congestion in maritime…

Mexican vigilantes pledge to aid police officials in protecting avocado growers

In the western parts of Mexico, extortion of avocado growers by various drug cartels has gotten so bad that 500 vigilantes from a so-called self-defense group…

Rio Grande do Norte

Brazil: Federal Police seize 265 kg of cocaine in Port of Natal

In a joint operation with the Federal Revenue, the Federal Police (PF) seized 265 kilos of cocaine, in the Port of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, on Saturday.…

USDA

Chile: Avocado Annual

Domestic avocado consumption MY2021/22 will reach 100,000 tons

In marketing year (MY) 2021/22 Chile will produce 220,000 metric tons of avocado, a 57 percent increase over MY2020/21, due to favorable climatic conditions. Eighty nine…

“We feel confident to say that Chilean cherries are safe and Covid-19 free”

The Chilean cherry is now in season. The pandemic has limited the presence of Chinese importers in Chilean orchards, which makes it harder for importers to evaluate fruit…

The supply chain crisis gets worse as China imposes a quarantine of up to 7 weeks for Chinese sailors

Operating in China has become a challenge for ships. In its attempts to keep COVID-19 out, China has continued to ban crew changes for foreigners, and recently…

Arunachal Pradesh:

India’s first certified organic kiwi is being launched at ‘Aadi Mahotsav’

India’s only certified organic kiwi from Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, has been launched today at the National Tribal Festival known as ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ held…

"It has already given us quality insight into the export of melons and the markets that they are going."

Melons Australia looking to boost export recovery through research projects

Australia's peak melon industry body is conducting several projects with the aim of boosting international trade of the fruit, which declined significantly during the…

Australia has too many avocados, so they are used as fodder for pigs

Australia has too many avocados. It has so many at this point in time, that in some places some very lucky pigs are getting to consume them. Strict lockdown…

Next stop for Tanzanian avocado growers: China’s $133 million market

After South Africa cleared Tanzanian avocados for access to its relatively large market, the Taha Group, which is a key player in the nation’s horticulture…

Kenyans.co.ke

Kenyan traders are painting avocados to dupe consumers

Unscrupulous fruit vendors have devised a new scheme to cheat unwary Kenyans, mostly targeting avocado and banana lovers. Consumers in Murang’a County raised the alarm on how…

Maarten van Damme, Dacomex:

"One thing's sure - we're soon going to lose a large onion sales market"

Each onion year is unique. This year is too, says Maarten van Damme of Dacomex in the Netherlands. "Export figures are just fine. But there are only a few destinations that…

"We believe the acreage will continue to increase and the variety will consolidate as one of the best apples on the market"

Candine apple acreage expands in Portugal

Last week, ASF Edition (Agro Selections Fruits), a company that creates and breeds new varieties, signed an agreement with the company Atlantic Portuguese Apple, formed by the…

SmartDispenser, the compact and flexible dispenser for flap trays

With the new SmartDispenser, Frutmac solves many problems related to the feeding of fruit and vegetable packaging machines with cardboard trays. It can be loaded with…

Nadir Sahin (Sahin Karlsruhe) on the Turkish grape season:

"Peak season will end in about two weeks"

Turkish Sultana grapes are still available in abundance, but the campaign is nevertheless coming to an end. "Smaller quantities will be available until the end of the year,…

Jan Rozema, SFI Rotterdam:

"Europe still has room for early South African peaches and nectarines"

Russian roulette - that is how the pre-Christmas season sometimes used to be described. Then, mainly the Eastern European market was supplied with South African stone fruit…

Week 46:

Average wholesale prices for Latin American bananas at €90 per 100 kgs in France

The average wholesale prices of bananas from Latin America stood at €90 per 100 kgs in France in week 46. The same prices were at €82 per 100 kgs in Spain, €88 per 100 kgs in The…

Consumer surprised by delicious taste of melons in winter

The Greenery and Bayer Vegetable Seeds highlighted the delicious taste of melons last weekend. Reason: consumers are not always aware that delicious melons are available…

There should be sufficient Spanish supply, despite weather conditions

Spain is one of the world's top fruit and vegetable exporters. In 2020, it exported 12,8 million tons of these fresh products. Not a record, volume-wise - it…

Silphie packaging for Lidl and Kaufland

Lidl and Kaufland are promoting the use of innovative packaging made with locally grown silphie plant fibre. PreZero, the environmental division of Schwarz…

Nantaise carrot from Grasseval: a new organic variety

Bio Loire Océan, an organization of 70 producers of organic fruit and vegetables, is launching a new variety: the Nantaise carrot from Grasseval. Created by Nicolas Oran, organic…

South Cotabato province, the Philippines

Dole Sunshine Co. to reprocess tons of fruit waste

Dole Sunshine Co. is working on ways to repurpose around 1 million tons of fruit waste generated by its plantations in the Philippines. According to Wei Tze…

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